The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ELBA , but the solution may also be ELLIS which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in USA Today).
Historic island crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELBA | 40 % | 4 |
| ELLIS | 20 % | 5 |
| LEYTE | 13 % | 5 |
| GUADALCANAL | 7 % | 11 |
| MALTA | 7 % | 5 |
| WAKE | 7 % | 4 |
| IWOJIMA | 7 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Historic island
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ellis
- wake
- leyte
- malta
- guadalcanal
- okinawa
- bikini
- dalmatia
- paris
- ulster
- ida
- canterbury
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ELBA
- Famed exile isle
- Able was I ere I saw ___
- Exile isle
- Napoleon's solo?
- Italian island
- Mediterranean isle
- Napoleon slept here
- Where Napoleon was solo
- Exile spot
- Famed exile spot
More clues leading to the result ELLIS
- Arrival island
- Gateway island to America
- Immigration island
- Island of arrival
- Designer Perry
- New York island
- Immigrants' island
- "American Psycho" novelist
- Island of immigrants
- Pitcher Dock who threw a no-hitter on LSD
More clues leading to the result LEYTE
- Philippine island
- WWII island
- Philippines island
- WWII battle site in the Philippines
- Battle of ___ Gulf (largest naval engagement of WWII)
- Island in the Philippines
- One of the Philippines
- 1944 Philippines invasion site
- ___ Gulf (largest naval battle of WWII)
- WWII battle scene
More clues leading to the result GUADALCANAL
- Island, scene of American offensive.
- La Cruz is its chief town.
- Locale of Henderson Field.
- Stepping stone to Tokyo.
- Stepping-stone to Tokyo.
- Where Lunga Bay is.
- Aug. 12, 1942.
- Historic island.
- "___Diary" (1943 movie)
- U.S. conquest of 1943
More clues leading to the result MALTA
- Island south of Sicily
- Mediterranean nation
- South of Sicily
- Valletta is its capital
- Home of Hammett's falcon
- 122-square-mile country
- Island neighbor of Sicily
- Sicily neighbor
- Land south of Sicily
- Falcon's home?
More clues leading to the result WAKE
- Resulting track
- Rouse
- Aftermath
- Ship's trail
- 8-Across destination
- Dead center?
- Dead zone?
- Path passed o'er
- Stir from Nod
- Motorboat trail
More clues leading to the result IWOJIMA
- Pacific battle site of WWII
- Island in Operation Detatchment
- Literally "sulfur island"
- U.S. occupied island until 1968
- Historic island
- Flag-raising site of World War II
- Pacific Island invaded 2/19/45
- Mount Suribachi's island
- Setting of an iconic WWII photograph
- Pacific island on which a memorable WWII photo was taken